Abstract:

The aim of the study was to explore the way in which people from various gender,
age, ethnic, marital and job level groups differ in terms of their psychological
career resources (as measured by the Psychological Career Resources
Inventory) and organisational commitment (as measured by the Organisational
Commitment Scale). Participants comprising a convenience sample of 358
employed adults at both managerial and staff levels in the field of economic and
management services participated in the study. The results of non-parametric
tests indicated that there were significant differences between the various
sociodemographic groups in terms of the measured variables. The results
contribute new knowledge that can be used to inform career development
practices directed to retaining valuable staff (especially those from historically
disadvantaged groups) in the South African work context.